My 5 year old son gave me some helpful advice the other day. Apparently he has been throwing around a problem in his head the past few weeks and has finally settled on the perfect solution.
His suggestion came because my 7 year old daughter bought me a tin of English butter cookies this past Christmas. She had remembered that I mentioned one time how much I love these cookies. She insisted that her Dad drive her to the store so she could purchase some for me.
I am embarrassed to reveal that one night shortly after Christmas I consumed the whole tin of cookies after I tucked all the kids into bed. I really only meant to eat two but they tasted so good and they were just so tiny that I couldn’t get the whole butter cookie experience with just two. In my defense it was a 4oz tin so I think there was only 10 cookies in it….and they were small!
I told my daughter a few days later that I really enjoyed the gift she gave me. I told her I enjoyed it so much that I ate them all in one sitting. We laughed at my lack of self-control.
Apparently, my daughter then went and shared with my son that Mommy was a big pig and ate all her cookies…all by herself….in one crazy eating frenzy moment.
This information obviously put my son into a tailspin trying to come up with a solution. And apparently his weeks of thinking did provide him with the answer because he presented me with this the other day:
“Uh, Mom, I think it would be best that if you ever receive another tin of cookies that you put it in my backpack every morning when I’m on my way to school. The cookies will be safe in there.”
My mouth dropped open and my eyes got huge. My son then put his hand on my arm and said in a sympathetic voice, “I know you get lonely during the day when I’m at school and it makes you want to eat a lot of cookies. This way if the cookies are with me you can’t eat them all.”
I just nodded my head and thanked him but what I really wanted to say was:
- I am really not that lonely when you are at school. I am too busy to be lonely or eat half the time.
- How does a 5 year old know that loneliness and overeating go hand in hand?
- I didn’t even eat the cookies when you were at school. I ate them when you went to bed. Yes, that’s right…Mommy really lives it up when you go to bed! I eat all kinds of good stuff as soon as you guys are all tucked in for the night!
My tin of cookies from Iris proudly on display in my laundry room!
Awwww. That boy loves his momma and “thought” there was a problem. A problem solver he will be.
I love these laughable moments and I love the tin keepsake.
He certainly has me shaking my head plenty of times!!! WHC!!!
At least you aren’t banging it on a wall!
that’s so funny. And, don’t feel bad. I once ate an entire tin of those too (and it was the BIG sized tin). Those butter cookies are way too good not to eat in one sitting!
Thank you!! That makes me feel better!!!
Out of the mouths of Babes!!!
With kids around there’s no end to the comic relief!
HA HA! I doubt they would be safe in his backpack!
Exactly!!!
Awww!!! Lol!! The thing that gets me is that he actually thought they would be safer in his backpack
I know!!! I bet you anything he would have been doling those things out at recess!!
Thanks for the reminder… better put those Oreo cookies in my backpack
Sorry…you didn’t put your Oreos in your backpack today!
Dang it…
It’s really sweet of him to think like that – even if he was off on this one. Btw, both your children are really sensitive towards you. Nice.
Yeah, they really are always thinking in my best interest!! Sometimes they can be pretty sweet!
It sounds like that.
Gotta love that Bency! If he only knew how parents really live it up when the kids go to bed. We eat ice cream, watch our favorite T.V. shows, and then, eat some more ice cream!
Oh yes, the tv shows too…all the stuff we can’t watch when they are up!!!!
Super cute. Could you imagine if we all loaded our kids’ backpacks up with bags of cookies “to help us out” before they left for school? Either a great plan or a great recess snack
Oh exactly!!! Bency could really be the hit of his class if he came toting all the bad stuff he doesn’t want me to eat!!!
Oh Mel *shaking heard* but only 10 you say so *nods* tis ok. English or Danish – the tin looks so familiar, bless Bency for wanting to ‘relieve’ you of the burden
xx
Oh gosh…I think you’re right! They are Danish!!! As you know, having kids makes your brain go soft!!! haha!!!
lol no matter they are still ‘Coooookies’ – said only in my best Cookie Monster voice
Your have great taste, I Love the danish cookies. I love your video of the man on the scooter, I’m going to buy one just like his, except I’m going to put scratch and sniff stickers, and glow in the dark paint. Lol
But what a beautiful, beautiful heart the boy has!
There is true beauty in a son not letting his mom get fat!!
LOL, not quite what I meant.
That’s a perceptive kid right there! And a mommy with really yummy taste in cookies
It’s a revolutionary new weight loss system right there!
HAHAHAHA! Peeing my pants – you are so funny!
Love that scene you envisioned with your daughter discussing your eating the cookies with your son – so real! I sometimes wonder what my little hombres are sharing about me, but then I shudder and stop!
Glad I found your blog.
xo reversecommuter
Oh, thank you very much! I can only imagine what else they are saying about me!!! Sometimes I feel like I’m living in a sitcom!!! Thanks for checking my blog out!!!
I could use Bency as my conscience when I’m battling the “I’m-cold-so-I-should-eat-something-sweet” thing I do during the winter. Love that he’s looking out for you and those cookies!
I know it’s like a natural instinct…when it gets cold it only feels natural to add a little more fat to keep me warm!!! That tin of cookies didn’t do the trick though….I’m still cold!
aww cute! also another thing we have in common! a love of biccies! also my son told me off the other day for the same reason! xx
Your kids sound so cute! I hope you are writing everything down like you have done here. Aren’t kids the best source of material? Jimmy Kimmel has had some funny things with kids… have you seen them? If you google it you can find them and it is worth the google when you have time believe me… They are both pranks… one is “I’m sorry I ate all your halloween candy last night” and the other was setting them up for a great gift the day before Christmas and giving them something like a battery or a sponge or a kitchen utensil ~ personallly I am not sure what I think about pranking your kids but the reactions are priceless.
Oh I know exactly what you are talking about!! Those Jimmy Kimmel bits slay me! I am trying to write as much down as possible! Sometimes I have a hard time keeping up though!!
I see a future SNL writer! You have a flair for humor and make me smile. I just read your latest post with all the captions and laughed out loud! hence the abbreviaton lol.
It’s funny you should mention SNL…I am a big SNL fan and even did a post about it one time because I think I had a hand in shooting Jimmy Falon to fame!!! haha!!! I could never handle the pressure of being a writer for them though!
Love the way you write, its so simple and funny. Just made my day!
Oh, thank you so much! Good luck to you on your new venture into blogging! It is a lot of fun!
Gracias! Thanks!
You are so funny! And, Bency is so clever!
He definitely is the thinker in the house keeping us all on our toes!
This cracked me up! Your son sounds like an old soul.
The cookies will be safe! Like you’re a crazed cookie cookie eater
He certainly is a problem solver!!!
Kids are precious I love them!!! Both of them want their mommy happy…priceless!!
Yes, they sure keep us laughing and full of good stories!
Hey, I know that tin! I used to start with with my favourite and then working my way down. Not that any of them were not favourites, but that’s how I eat. I always start with my absolute favourite. My tin definitely had more than 10 cookies!